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Safety crossword
Clues across and down, at three difficulties, and it prints with the answer key.
Across
- 2 Hand covers that guard against heat or germs
- 6 Glowing sign above the way out
- 7 Curbside water source for firefighters
- 8 Ceiling device that beeps when it senses a fire
- 9 Eye shields for science lab work
- 12 Shiny strip that makes you visible at night
- 13 Time by which you must be home
- 16 Grab this going down the stairs
Down
- 1 Hard hat worn while biking or skating
- 3 Buckle it before the car moves
- 4 Lotion applied against burning rays
- 5 Striped lane for people on foot
- 10 Flotation gear for boat passengers
- 11 Kit with bandages and antiseptic wipes
- 14 Danger to watch out for
- 15 Practice run for an emergency exit
Print the page above, or take the easy grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.
Show the answer key
- 1 down: HELMET. Hard hat worn while biking or skating
- 2 across: GLOVES. Hand covers that guard against heat or germs
- 3 down: SEATBELT. Buckle it before the car moves
- 4 down: SUNSCREEN. Lotion applied against burning rays
- 5 down: CROSSWALK. Striped lane for people on foot
- 6 across: EXIT. Glowing sign above the way out
- 7 across: HYDRANT. Curbside water source for firefighters
- 8 across: SMOKEALARM. Ceiling device that beeps when it senses a fire
- 9 across: GOGGLES. Eye shields for science lab work
- 10 down: LIFEVEST. Flotation gear for boat passengers
- 11 down: FIRSTAID. Kit with bandages and antiseptic wipes
- 12 across: REFLECTOR. Shiny strip that makes you visible at night
- 13 across: CURFEW. Time by which you must be home
- 14 down: HAZARD. Danger to watch out for
- 15 down: DRILL. Practice run for an emergency exit
- 16 across: HANDRAIL. Grab this going down the stairs
Across
- 2 Kit with bandages and antiseptic wipes
- 5 Practice run for an emergency exit
- 6 Lotion applied against burning rays
- 8 Eye shields for science lab work
- 9 Ceiling device that beeps when it senses a fire
- 11 Curbside water source for firefighters
- 14 Flotation gear for boat passengers
Down
- 1 Grab this going down the stairs
- 3 Shiny strip that makes you visible at night
- 4 Striped lane for people on foot
- 7 Hand covers that guard against heat or germs
- 9 Buckle it before the car moves
- 10 Time by which you must be home
- 11 Danger to watch out for
- 12 Glowing sign above the way out
- 13 Hard hat worn while biking or skating
Print the page above, or take the medium grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.
Show the answer key
- 1 down: HANDRAIL. Grab this going down the stairs
- 2 across: FIRSTAID. Kit with bandages and antiseptic wipes
- 3 down: REFLECTOR. Shiny strip that makes you visible at night
- 4 down: CROSSWALK. Striped lane for people on foot
- 5 across: DRILL. Practice run for an emergency exit
- 6 across: SUNSCREEN. Lotion applied against burning rays
- 7 down: GLOVES. Hand covers that guard against heat or germs
- 8 across: GOGGLES. Eye shields for science lab work
- 9 across: SMOKEALARM. Ceiling device that beeps when it senses a fire
- 9 down: SEATBELT. Buckle it before the car moves
- 10 down: CURFEW. Time by which you must be home
- 11 across: HYDRANT. Curbside water source for firefighters
- 11 down: HAZARD. Danger to watch out for
- 12 down: EXIT. Glowing sign above the way out
- 13 down: HELMET. Hard hat worn while biking or skating
- 14 across: LIFEVEST. Flotation gear for boat passengers
Across
- 2 Danger to watch out for
- 3 Curbside water source for firefighters
- 5 Kit with bandages and antiseptic wipes
- 6 Eye shields for science lab work
- 8 Ceiling device that beeps when it senses a fire
- 11 Flotation gear for boat passengers
- 12 Time by which you must be home
- 14 Shiny strip that makes you visible at night
- 15 Glowing sign above the way out
Down
- 1 Grab this going down the stairs
- 4 Striped lane for people on foot
- 7 Hard hat worn while biking or skating
- 8 Lotion applied against burning rays
- 9 Hand covers that guard against heat or germs
- 10 Buckle it before the car moves
- 13 Practice run for an emergency exit
Print the page above, or take the hard grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.
Show the answer key
- 1 down: HANDRAIL. Grab this going down the stairs
- 2 across: HAZARD. Danger to watch out for
- 3 across: HYDRANT. Curbside water source for firefighters
- 4 down: CROSSWALK. Striped lane for people on foot
- 5 across: FIRSTAID. Kit with bandages and antiseptic wipes
- 6 across: GOGGLES. Eye shields for science lab work
- 7 down: HELMET. Hard hat worn while biking or skating
- 8 across: SMOKEALARM. Ceiling device that beeps when it senses a fire
- 8 down: SUNSCREEN. Lotion applied against burning rays
- 9 down: GLOVES. Hand covers that guard against heat or germs
- 10 down: SEATBELT. Buckle it before the car moves
- 11 across: LIFEVEST. Flotation gear for boat passengers
- 12 across: CURFEW. Time by which you must be home
- 13 down: DRILL. Practice run for an emergency exit
- 14 across: REFLECTOR. Shiny strip that makes you visible at night
- 15 across: EXIT. Glowing sign above the way out
About Safety
Safety equipment mostly works by making a bad moment survivable: a helmet spreads the force of an impact, a life vest keeps a face above water, a smoke alarm wakes a household while there is still time to reach the exit. Some of it is habit rather than hardware, like checking both ways at a crosswalk or holding a handrail on stairs. Reflectors do their job by returning headlight beams straight back toward the driver.
A useful page for elementary teachers running a fire drill week or a bike safety unit, and for scout leaders covering first aid basics.
What is in this crossword
A 16 by 19 crossword with 8 across and 8 down, on the subject of Safety.
- Grid
- 16 x 19
- Across
- 8
- Down
- 8
- Longest answer
- SMOKEALARM (10 letters)